North Carolina Newspapers

I Most Of The News I AU The Time ^TWELVE. NO. 32 fceriff Ganey a Round-UpR? I Working E jVfd Prominent Role In I. Bringing About Arrest; I Of Six Men Wanted For Robberies In This Section |VE of men ' ADMIT GUILT ^Warrants Charge Them Kt'ith Crimes In BrunsI ?ick. Columbus, BlaH den And Duplin I' Ganey and yeil a leading role lVtyk i ounding up six w:.t. : a series of robB section of arre.v- i.ime after two m.m ,>f - i:i which Sheriff ! H Kiizabethtown. : Hi r. s-mley, of WhiteB B ition bureau, and ^B ind his . Hanover pooled , H to catch the six ^B . i omplete the deB' : 4S charges to ^^E .irresteii were Glen Walker, on r ^B and entering f Duplin county, r ir. Bladen, four in Colum- c Brunswick; Wil- s ^Hr sted on charges ( ! entering three ... .V,? Il, . : i1: lvuiuji, uu? ui \ tlfour in Columbus and j L? Brunswick: Johnie fe arrested on charges of Lt-c ir.'.o ir.d entering three L . . county, two in fe- or.o in Columbus and t! Brunswick: George Gyne L Ch'.r.cse. charged with kiirg into and entering three Ere in Duplin county, two in ft.tr. county, one in Columbus . ? ;' s:.i three in Brunswick fey Alfred Patric DeFrancisL Barged with breaking into Loteriri three places in Cotus county and with receiving pic goods from places robbed Brunswick and Bladen coun- 1 Ito: and Jimmy Clemmons held charge of breaking and ^ [iccorirr.g to the warrants the Kit of Aug. 10 was a busy to for the young men. On that Riil it is alleged. Stokes, pafcr Lem and Guthrie broke p the filling station of Gus ( pNall at Southport and stole , I - automatic pistol mounted '' .15 calibre pistol frame, a 6 Colt automatic, a 20 gauge < to: : barrel shotgun, a tire, .22 ( tit cartridges and other small j Iti s : e night, the warrants * % Walker, Stokes, Lem and ( ?ne broke into the Outlaw , Pen- store at Southport and , t" a pa:r of white shoes, ten ( to?. four pairs of pants, poc- ( 8 ban ikerchiefs, sox, a fresh ( ?er rod and reel, a small! Hint r?f nifro^tinB I Ictca, ^ all amount of t the warrants j ikes, Lem' and < the gas tank1 f ng station at j e gasoline, ug. 14 or the'.; 15, the war-1, ;r, Guthrie and < into the store1; iolton and stole , 54.50 in money, j; d flashlights, j or morning, the ( large, Walker, , rancisco broke , Hackett Apple- , six new flash- J ( cigarettes, two;, and two wrist j, i1 r night's work, J illege, Walker, i. 'rancisco broke i, ation and store , at Bolton and , ons of gasoline, | arettes and one . ; n arrested, offi- j m New Hanover , exception of De- , on page 4) Will t) Boatmen ; George W. GilS. Engineers often has written , American Power i in New York, j peration from his ontemplated supa large number down the waterioned last week, County Chamber i working to arne stop at Southsecured a fishing be staged*. ' < THI Helps ^ abber Gang iastern N. C. s S rm-? ? ??? js * te DILLOX GAXEY u C. Ed Taylor Is j" Confined To Bed s< C. Ed Taylor, Southport attor- S ley, has been ordered to bed by si lis physician for a six week's si est. Friends throughout the a ounty will be glad to learn that h atisfactory improvement already t< las been noted in his condition ti ind that he plans to be back at S i-ork as soon as his doctor will n >ermit. Everything R( County Scl *"rincipal And Teacher Meetings Are Scheduled For Tuesday And Wednesday By Superintendent DRIVERS TO GET BUSSES TUESDAY Mew Drivers And Substitutes Will Be Given Rigid Test By Highway Patrolman Schools of Brunswick county >pen for their fall terms next Thursday, September 12. On Monday afternoon at 6:00 )'clock there will be a meeting >f principals in the office of Miss \nnie May Woodside, county superintendent of schools, at vhich time she will discuss some >f the school problems with the nen who will have them in charge. At 8 o'clock that same jvening the principals will be in :onference with members of the xmnty board of education. On Tuesday afternoon at 1 . >'clock the bus drivers will go I ;o the county garage at Shal- ' otte to receive their buses and to >e examined by members of the State Highway Patrol. New drives and substitute drivers will be fiven driving tests. I /-w warinpodflv m'orninfif at *-"i IIUU1UA? _ 10:15 o'clock there will be a :ounty-wide teachers meeting at Southport high school, and that ifternoon most of the principals will hold local teachers' meetings it their own school. t! With regard to the age for ^ mtering school, Miss Woodside f says that the state law is that i child must be six years of age r >n or before October 2 to be e jligible for enrollment during the :oming school year, and must en- t roll during the first month of school. The General Assembly of 1939 ^ passed an act requiring the im- *munization of children against ' diphtheria. It states that "The e parent or guardian of any child in North Carolina between the J1 ages of twelve months and five s years who has not been previous- '' ly immunized against diphtheria, ' shall have administered to such child an immunizing dose of pro- * phylactic diphtheria agent which meets the standard approved by 8 the United States Public Health v Service for such biologic pro- ' ducts." Furthermore, the law requires that a "certificate of immunization shall be presented to school v authorities upon admission to any 8 public, prive or parochial school in North Carolina." AlXll.IAlll MEETING The auxiliary of the Dosher i: Memorial Hospital will resume f its meetings, discontinued for the summer, on Wednesday at 3:30 o'clock. The meeting will be held at the hospital and all members r are urged to attend, as well as 1 those interested in help with the r sewing. 1 v- . - v ' ' ' Vr- ::J -; / - ' I STi A Goo< 4-PAGES TODAY Vhiteville Mart f Is Making Good Record Of Sales ales Today Should Carry eason's Total Near 10 Million Pounds; Prices Continue Satisfactory And Sales Heavy EASON'S AVERAGE TO DATE $18.65 larket Selling Much Good And Inferior Grade Tobacco; Top Price Paid Last Week Is $46 Per CWT With a large break of tobacco ri hand today Sales Supervisor f the Whiteville market, M. S. mith, reported that sales for the :ason should be ten million ounds by closing time today, hrough Friday the market had aid, according to Smith, a total f 7,174,460 pounds of tobacco >r a total of $1,334,211.32 makig a season average of $18.61. his average, reported Mr. Smith, i only 20c per hundred pounds nder last week's average, and lows up mighty good for the larket when the large quantity f inferior grade tobacco being lid on the market is considered. The market today, said Mr. mith, is strong, showing conderable increase over Tuesday's lie. Today's offerings should mount to about 830,000 pounds, e said, and all indications point i a good average. Prices connue very saticfactory, Mr. mitlr stated. He explained that luch of the local tobacco being 1 rVmtiniied on Dace fourl ;ady For 100I Opening Saw Fish Said To Be Edible Director Harry Davis of the p state museum remarked while here this week that saw fish were highly edible. This may be news to the local shrimp trawlers, some of whom catch sizeable saw fish and throw them back overboard about \< every day. c Captain Walter Aldridge re- a cently brought in one that c weighed a ton. Others, equally p as large, have been caught by p other boats. Mr. Davis stated y that the museum would appre- k elate specimens of unusual fish or things swept up by the p trawlers. When such things arc p brought In the Chamber of r Commerce should immediately be notified in order that the j catch may be placed in an Ice ( house and held until a truck s can come for it from Raleigh. s p )raftees May Be \ In Camp Nov. 151 ittle Likelihood That If ? Burke - Wadsworth Bill f Passes, That Trainees r "' 'i r> i_ n Rofnre , Will JL> t 111 vamp ^ Mid-November " ^ WASHINGTON.?Prospects are J hat the first trainees drafted un- j er the Burkc-Wadsworth bill, if it t inally becomes law, will not I each army camps until mid-Nov- * mber. When the question of conscripion was first raised, plans of I he War Department were to in- I iuct the first group of 75,000 on >ctober 1, and to continue taking hem until nearly 400,000 were nrolled by December 15. No change in those plans has et been announced, but the time chedule has been upset by the engthy Senate consideration of he measure. Original plans allowed six weeks o get the selective service sysem. Hence, if the compulsory ervice bill became law today, it rould be mid-October, apcording o the schedule, before-the first rainees were enlisted. Each week that the House delates the measure presumably vould advance that date by an .dditional week. Army officials have estimated hat two weeks should be alDwed after the train'ng bill beomes law to organize the machnery to register the men liable or service. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Reece anlounce the birth of a son, Wiliam Carey, Junior, on Sunday light in the Dosher Memorial iospital. 1 News paper Ii Southport, N. C., Wet GASWE 1 " WF*: "r""~ : _ ; iLsa. *S **>w * >is i \. r * ' T" I hks? BATTERIES?The batte huge cannon pits have been bathers. This is a rear view < of the Cftpe Fear river. Mou esting "exploration" for visit Funeral Held 1 For Mr. Walker 'rominent Citizen was Laid To ' Rest In Southport _ Cemetery Thursday Af- _ ternoon; Funeral From Methodist Church Funeral services for VV. H. i'alker, prominent Southport itizen, were conducted Thursday fternoon at Trinity Methodist hurch by Rev. R. S. Harrison. issisting with the services were ( tev. A. L. Brown and Rev. C. 1 I. Phillips, and Rev. T. R. Jen- ' :en, of Maxton. 1 Active pallbearers were: Odell 1 Ivans, Harlan McKeithan, Walker lellamy, Roy Jenkins, Floyd Hen- 1 y, and R. W. Rainwater. Honorary pallbearers were: C. ' Id Taylor, Dr. J. Berg, Dr. L. 1 1. Fergus, Richard Taylor. A. E. ' Itevens, C. H. Osbourne, Robert ' It. George, Joe Ruark, C. G. tuark, John Caison, George Gal- ' Dway, Judge E. H. Cranmer, F. ' Lewis, R. S. Lewis, R. S. Wil- 1 stts, Geo. W. Willetts, R. D. 1 Vhite, Price Furpless, J. L. Heny, A. P. Henry, W. P. Duncan, J )an R. Johnson, I. D. Harrelon, Lewis Goodman, Fred Tuckr, J. W. Babson, G. E. Brooks, Yank Norris, John Jenrette, C. ?. Willetts, W. A. McGirt, O. A. y >uRant, E. C. Woodbury, L. E. F Voodbury, W. S. Knight, J. W. -anca-'ter, C. M. Crapon, Capt. 1,1 J. N. Swann, J. J. Loughlin, Joel s( foore, R. L. Dosher, J. D. Sut- c< on, T. M. Summer, Joe Loughlin, * D. Smith, G. P. McKeithan, C t. S. McKeithan, W. H. Yopp, la (Continued on page 4) |tl Believe Indian I Be Of I Along about the first of j November some ten men will ( start work exploring the Indian Feast Mounds on Bald Head 1 Island. The work will be un- i der the direct supervision of Dr. Robert Wauchope, archae- ] ologist of the University of j North Carolina. Dr. Wauchope i and Harry Davis, director of I the state musuem, were here i Sunday and made an examin- ] ation of the mounds. They stat- i ed their expectations that the work on these mounds and i others along the coast of Brunswick would require two months or more of time. Both men were pleased aj. ] the results of their cursory ex- i amination of the Bald Head mounds. They found nearly a flour sack full of interesting pieces of Indian pottery, this being scattered atx>ut on the surface of the mound. They are confident that the digging operations will reveal many i things whereby archaeologists will obtain new light on the P0R1 i A Good Coi Inesday, September 4 LL BATTERIES O I V; PPB^PHBBbbCSJSS^K!^- -. . ^ ries of Fort Caswell are cj converted into a mineral w >f the batteries. The fort h mv funnels rells and seen ors. The fort was built in ] Leland Be Victc 3 August Was A .Very Wet Month There was plenty of rain in this section during August, the official weather bureau figures for the month showing 6.40 inches for the month. Largest imount in one 24-hour period fell on August 17. There were thunderstorms on the 1, 15, 17, and 19. There A-ere 15 clear days during the month, 5 cloundy days and 11 partly cloudy days, and the prevailing wind was from the southwest. High temperature for the month was 91-degrees, recorded )n August 31st. The mercury Iropped to 67-degrees on Augjst 22nd and 23rd. neacher List Is Now Complete Miss Nora B. Stephenson, of finton and William H. Moye, of armville, have been elected as lembers of the Southport high J ' " '*- *U4? ;nooi itiuuiiy i\ji uiu jcoi, . . )mpletes the local teacner list. Gilbert A. Britt, of Conway, N. has been elected to the Le.nd school faculty, completing: le teacher list there. bounds To iistoric Value manner and customs of the jarly American Indians. Dr. Wauchope expressed his belief that there were many others of these Indian Feast Mounds along the coast of Brunswick and that they contained some interesting revelations. However, digging into them must be done under trained supervision and persons knowing of interesting mounds along our coast should advise Brunswick county Chamber of Commerce regarding their location. On their next trip here Dr. Wauchope and Director Davis will visit all mounds that have been reported, and will put a force of men to work on thim if the indications appear to justify such work. It is understood that local labor will be employed in all the digging, this labor working under the direction of Dr. Wauchope and other trained archaeologists. . Persons living along the (Oontlnued on page 4) r pil nmunity \ 1940 PUBLISH BJECTS OF INTERE " t i . |__ tnonless now. Below the arro' rater bathing pool. Electric ices the sea and guards the o ;t passages of the abandoned i L828, and abandoned by the ( ;ars Score S >ry Over W * * Teams Are Meeting In! ' Fourth Game Of Series Tonight In Wilmington In Legion Stadium ALLEN PITCHES MASTERFUL GAME David Watson, Southport Boy And Leland Firstbaseman, Gets Two Hits In Game Tonight at Legion Stadium in Wilmington the Leland Bears, toughest baseball agregation to represent Brunswick county in many a day, will face the Wilmington Pirates in a contest that will give the big city boys an opportunity to draw even in their three out of five series. j. This series, which has baseball 1 interest running at fever heat j in Brunswick, grew out of an alleged discrimination against Leland players when an all-star team was named from the Cape Fear league to meet tue winning-1, ton nine. When no Leland man was named to the all-star lineup, the Leland lads challenged the Pirates for a game all their own, and when it was played two weeks ago the semi-pros found themselves on the short end after o a 10-innning struggle. Leland was 8 swamred in the next engagement, ^ played last Wednesday night, but Friday night was a different c story as the Pirates walked the o plank 6 to 2. The Pirates were outhit 7 to 5 1 and failed to hit when hits would a have meant runs. t The Bears started the ball to t rolling in the first of the fourth when they tallied five times. Cov- ( ington walked, went to second on e a wild pitch, advanced to third I on another wild heave and came n in on a passed ball. It was that kind of a ball game. Bullock I swung three times but reached t first on a passed ball and advan- p ced on a wild pitch. R. Brew flied to McKeithan but C. Clark ij tripled to score Bullock. D. I. a Watson walked. Allen hit, scoring j i: j C. Clark and Wortman hit scor- t ing D. I. Watson and Allen, p David Watson flied to third and e I P. Clark struckout. c I In the sixth the Bears added another, D. I. Watson fanned but c 'Allen was safe on Rowan's error, d i Wortman flied to centerfield. D. s Watson hit to centerfield and c Alien scored when Davis held the i ball before throwing to second. P. Clark flied to centerfield to rejtire the side. i In the last of the seventh the 1 i Pirates scored their first tally, r Shoaf, who replaced Cheshire in i the fourth inning, walked and t went to second after tagging up ( (Continued on page 4} i , mm f sOT "ft [ED EVERY WEDNESDAY ST C " T ' / ' i \:+:i I Y a ;. I 01 Wl af i Q 19 pc en Y< m p! wl 1 j.9* -V " w in, ^ fi. KM^SnrxL*.^.? ps w (top photo) two of the ti( lights accommodate night 811 nly entrance to the mouth ve :ort, furnish hours of inter- ca iovernment about 1925. of >econd I ilmington J ti< TWO LOCAL ROADS ? SHOWN ON N.C. MAPS aa The Old River road from Wilmington to Southport and ^ recently improved N. C. 139 m from Shallotte to WhiteviUe ire included in the 1940 maps w. listributcd yesterday by the date highway and public woqks fj( commission, the chamber of commerce reported. I ^( The new map folders also m contain pictures of Orton Plan- ^ tatlon, a typical border belt jn tobacco market scene, and surf cl; fishing along the coast, the 3j local trade body reported. o(; lo Bolivia To Have ;; New Department S 'ublic School Music To Be pl Offered, With Credit To cr all j C Ci J m Be Aiiowea ror jiuuchu Who Take Course cl tli Bolivia high school will, open m in Thursday, September 12th, at w i o'clock,* according to Glenn M. ^ Tucker, principal. The public is iordially invited to attend the __ ipening exercises. p Miss Mary E. Bright, of | Thurmont, Maryland, has been1 idded to the faculty, and will each music, a subject which has teen added to the curricula. I Miss Bright is a graduate of 1 Tatawba College, having receiv- J d her diploma there this spring, j ler degree is in public school nusic. j 1 Besides leading the glee club, | I itiss Bright will teach music in he various grades and teach irivate lessons in piano. While in college she appeared n public recitals both her junior nd senior years. She was active j n the glee club, the vesper choir, | he Y. W. C. A., the college pa- j ler, and in her senior year was ' lected to "Who's Who in Ameri- J an Colleges and Universities." j One-half unit of high school I redit will be allowed' those stu- j lents taking eight half-hour les- ; ons each month, and a unit of redit will be allowed those takng eight hour lessons a month. OPERATES BUSINESS Pearce Cranmer has resigned! lis position with the Unemploy-1 nent Compensation Commission n Raleigh and has returned here ! :o operate the Southport Dry: Cleaning establishment, of which j ie is proprietor. 11 . * The Pilot Covers Brunswick County $1.50 PER YEAl i !adet Officers For Fleet Now Being Enrolled oung Men With Certain Educational Requirement* And Other Qualifications May Enroll For Training ARITIME SERVICE UNDER COMMISSION oys Will be Placed Aboard Ships for Training Under Conditions That Will Give Experience The United States Maritime immission today announced that new class of future officers of e American merchant marine suld be selected on the basis of plications submitted to the immission before October 15, 40. The applications are for the isition of cadet in either the igine or deck departments. , 11 aung men who satisfy all the ental and physical tests are aced on an eligible list from tiich they are appointed to merican merchant vessels eniged in foreign trade as vacan?s occur. Under Commission regulations I cadets on government subiized or government owned ips are selected by the Com Daln" PAAnnrofiuo arrflncpmptltfl l*JO k\J I 1 . v^uupviuvn V v..-0 ? ? ? ith private shipowners receivg no subsidy have made that :ld also available for these dets. Out of 375 young men who (jl issed the last cadet examina)n more than 200 have been as?ned to positions on merchant ssels, following appointment to .detship and after a short period training at a Maritime Comission shore receiving station. The cadet training program is itirely a civilian program which administered by the Maritime >mmission's Division of Train- i During training cadets will . Kj arn the duties of the engine El 1 deck departments in preparajn for their careers. They are so required to complete study iurses while on the vessels, such i engineering, navigation, phycs, communications, mathemats, first aid and ship hygiene, inimum pay for cadets is $50 a onth in addition to food and larters. They will be quartered Ith the licensed officers and will ess with the Junior licensed of:ers. After completing three to four iars service as cadets, the men ay take examinations of the nited States Bureau of Marine spection and Navigation to scire a Third Mate or Third Asstant Engineer's license. Upon itaining this license, they wiil se their status as cadets and ill become eligible for assignent as cadet officers, unless >le to secure employment as lird Mate or Third Assistant ,1 ngineer., Cadets and cadet offers will not be used to disace required members of the H fi ?-of fKnna CW. l_/UIIIlg Ulb 111 OV U1IVV *i onths, they may learn how to M ean and polish, but thereafter, 19 ils work will be reduced to a inimum. After six months, they jfl ill not be required to perform lis type of work. Applicants for cadetshlps must. M (Continued on page 4) Tide Table; Following Is the tide table 1 for South port during the nest week. These hours are approximately correct and were furnished The State Port Piled through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot's Association High Tide Low TMT TIDE TABLE Thursday, September 5 9:57 a. m. 3:50 a. m. 10:16 p. m. 4:16 p. m. Friday, September 6 10:51 a. m. 4:37 a. 11:11 p. m. 5:09 p. m. Saturday, September 7 11:47 a. m. 5:28 a. m. 6:08 p. m. Sunday, September 8 0:09 a. m.< 6:26 a. m. 12:45 p. m. 7:14 p. Ob Monday, September 9 1:09 a. m. / 7:33 a m. 1:45 p. m. 8:21 p. m. Tuesday, September 10 ' 2:12 a. m. 8:40 a. m. 2:47 p. m. 9:22 p. m. Wednesday, September 11 3:18 a. m. 9:41 a. m. 3:51 p. m. 10:17 p. m . V